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AmyLeigh 08:23 AM 04-12-2013
Thought some might enjoy this, considering the posting of the article that spoke of "stimulation."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-...m_medium=email
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-...m_medium=email
Laurel 10:04 AM 04-12-2013
Very good article, I agree.
The other day I was bored and ended up doing some cleaning that I really hadn't planned to do.
It is a timely article considering the other one.
Laurel
The other day I was bored and ended up doing some cleaning that I really hadn't planned to do.
It is a timely article considering the other one.
Laurel
Evansmom 10:10 AM 04-12-2013
I jut said this on a post last week let them be bored! It's important to have that mental space.
Have you ever spent time with a SA kid? It's awful bc at school they are ushered from stimulating activity to stimulating activity. Then they have no idea how to calm their mind. Yet another reason I'm home schooling.
Plus I always tell my kids "I'm not your cruise director" lol!
let them be bored! It's important to have that mental space. Have you ever spent time with a SA kid? It's awful bc at school they are ushered from stimulating activity to stimulating activity. Then they have no idea how to calm their mind. Yet another reason I'm home schooling.
Plus I always tell my kids "I'm not your cruise director" lol!
EntropyControlSpecialist 11:20 AM 04-12-2013
I agree with it. I just posted it on my business Facebook page.
I just posted it on my business Facebook page.
MNMum 11:40 PM 04-12-2013
We were just discussing this at the Breastfeeding seminar that I was at today. We were specifically talking about assisting the "Millenium Moms". How the current generation of moms (20-30 yo's) have grown up needing constant praise and constant scheduling. There is a lot to be said about "teaching" our children to be able to entertain themselves and be creative!
Laurel 02:24 AM 04-13-2013
Originally Posted by Evansmom:
I jut said this on a post last week let them be bored! It's important to have that mental space.
Have you ever spent time with a SA kid? It's awful bc at school they are ushered from stimulating activity to stimulating activity. Then they have no idea how to calm their mind. Yet another reason I'm home schooling.
Plus I always tell my kids "I'm not your cruise director" lol!
Haha, I like your cruise director comment! I jut said this on a post last week
let them be bored! It's important to have that mental space. Have you ever spent time with a SA kid? It's awful bc at school they are ushered from stimulating activity to stimulating activity. Then they have no idea how to calm their mind. Yet another reason I'm home schooling.
Plus I always tell my kids "I'm not your cruise director" lol!
My children are grown now but when they used to complain about being bored I would tell them to go get a pencil and paper. Then they had to list 25 or 50 things (depending on their age) that they could possibly do. Making the list occupied them for a while and then when they were finished I told them to pick something from the list and start doing it. One day when my son was visiting I heard him tell his daughter to do it. Passing it to the next generation.
Laurel